![zermatt.jpg](http://cse.umn.edu/x_hosted/itcomm/learningabroad/assets_c/2009/06/zermatt-thumb-400x266-4785.jpg)
We took a train to the top of a mountain some 10,000 feet up where there was still plenty of snow.. and had an impressive view of the entire mountain range. Amazingly there was a hotel, several giftshops and an observatory at the spot where the train stopped.
![top.jpg](http://cse.umn.edu/x_hosted/itcomm/learningabroad/assets_c/2009/06/top-thumb-400x266-4787.jpg)
This was by far the best part of the trip for most of us, and it was a perfect way to spend our last two days in Switzerland.
![zermatt.jpg](http://cse.umn.edu/x_hosted/itcomm/learningabroad/assets_c/2009/06/zermatt-thumb-1024x683-4785.jpg)
We took a train to the top of a mountain some 10,000 feet up where there was still plenty of snow.. and had an impressive view of the entire mountain range. Amazingly there was a hotel, several giftshops and an observatory at the spot where the train stopped.
![top.jpg](http://cse.umn.edu/x_hosted/itcomm/learningabroad/assets_c/2009/06/top-thumb-400x266-4787.jpg)